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February's Staff Appreciation Month started heating up with the first annual Chili Cook-Off, held on Feb. 6.

Staff members were invited to show off their secret recipes by bringing their own homemade chili to compete. The event received eight entrees, and more than 50 staff members came by to enjoy the many different flavors of chili.

After a panel of judges had the opportunity to sample the dishes, the following winners were selected:

Engineering students displayed their research in the second annual Showcase of Undergraduate Research in Engineering (SURE) at Discovery Park on Tuesday, Nov. 13. Students demonstrated their research on display boards to faculty of the College and to the Engineering Advisory Board, a group of managers and business leaders working in engineering across the DFW metroplex. Following their presentations, two winners were selected from the group, Shawn Kennedy and Nathan Lay.

UNT Engineering threw its own Mean Green Circus before the Homecoming game this year - complete with its own big top and cotton candy! Alumni, faculty, and students chatted over burgers and hotdogs before the football game against Florida Atlantic University, which the Mean Green football team won 31 to 10.

The College of Engineering hosted the bi-annual Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair Thursday, October 2nd at Discovery Park. This year the career-fair had a record turnout of employers and students: 87 employers came out to recruit from almost 800 students! Students came with resumes in hand to talk about career opportunities with employers such as Pepsi, USAA and Peterbilt. Alumni from UNT and UNT Engineering were there as well to recruit other UNT students.

College of Engineering alumni, faculty, staff and students came out to the College Tailgate Party to celebrate the Mean Green home opener game against Southern Methodist University on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. Besides enjoying breakfast and good conversation, party attendees got a visit by the UNT dance team and posed with Scrappy, the Mean Green eagle mascot.

On Friday, September 19, the Department of Electrical Engineering hosted Len Hause, who is an IEEE Engineering and Diplomacy Fellow for the U.S.Department of State in the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues. He is also president of MashBrain LLC where he consults on transformational strategies that leverage Internet technology and marketing.

The College of Engineering's Summer Undergraduate Program in Engineering Research (SUPER) allows international students and UNT faculty to transcend cultures and time-zones to work on challenging engineering research projects.

Since December 2012, a dedicated group of about 30 UNT students had been working long hours in the machine shop at Discovery Park to build a fast and efficient Formula SAE series race car from the ground up. For the first time, the team competed this year against about 80 other university chapters in a national Society for Automotive Engineers Formula SAE race held June 19-22 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Summer Camps are in full swing! UNT Computer Science and Engineering begins its first session of the Co-Ed Summer camp. Campers will learn the basic of computer programming as they learn to program robots, build their very own mobile app, and finally their own XBOX game.

The Center for Student Activities at Discovery Park presented Tea & Tradition November 20-22 at Discovery Park. Lisa Campbell, Oscar Angula and Teala Miller served different teas and cookies to students in the afternoon. Photos by William Snyder.

The College of Engineering's Advisory Board, which consists of various industry representatives from companies in the North Texas area, met Nov. 22. Students presented their research to the members of the advisory board. Photos by William Snyder.

The Material Advantage chapter of UNT met Wednesday, November 20th to discuss ceramics. Jessica Rimsza, vice-president of the chapter, led the meeting along with Andres Garcia and discussed different types of glass and their applications and fulgurite, a glass that is formed when lightning strikes sand.

The Electrical Engineering department held the first Pumpkin Carving Contest on Friday November 1st. Teams were judged by how well they represented their area of research and artistic merit. The three teams participating in this year’s contest were:

The first-annual Showcase of Undergraduate Research in Engineering (SURE) was held on the morning of Friday, September 20 at UNT’s Discovery Park. SURE serves to display the outstanding work being done by the undergraduate researchers in the College of Engineering at UNT. The event will provide an opportunity for undergraduate researchers to share the knowledge they have gained through their research as well give them experience in conducting a poster presentation.

The Energy Efficient Building and Communities Workshop, held in Tartu, Estonia, over May 19-22, 2013, explored current research trends, challenges, and best practices for energy efficient buildings and communities. The invitation-only event was attended by over 30 participants from 8 countries. Responsible for organizing the Workshop was UNT, the City of Denton, the University of Tartu, and the State University of Ponta Grossa.